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.@SecDef ordered deployment of additional ballistic missile defense destroyers, fighter squadron, tanker aircraft and several B-52 long-range strike bombers to MidEast.  These forces will begin to arrive in coming months as the USS Lincoln Carrier Strike Group prepares to depart

Iran is planning a strong and complex response to Israel involving even more powerful warheads and other weapons, @WSJ reported citing Iranian and Arab officials briefed on the plans. Iran has told Arab diplomats that its conventional army would be involved because it had lost four soldiers and a civilian in Israel’s attack, the Iranian and Arab officials said.

Iranian woman arrested after stripping in protest at Tehran university

Israeli commandos recently carried out a raid in southern Syria, where they captured a Syrian man who was allegedly carrying surveillance operations on the border on behalf of Iran, the IDF reveals. According to the IDF, the raid in Syria was carried out in recent months by the Egoz commando unit, along with field interrogators of the Intelligence Directorate's Unit 504. The commandos captured Ali Suleiman al-Aadi, a Syrian man who lived in the village of Saida, in the Daraa Governorate. The IDF says that the man worked on behalf of Iran, and was involved in collecting intelligence on the Israeli military's operations along the Syrian border, "for future terror activity."

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 4 km ENE of Īstgāh-e Rāh Āhan-e Garmsār, Iran

Estimates indicate that Iran is preparing a response to Israel's latest attack, which will be significantly different from the previous two operations by Iran. This response aims to alter the strategic calculations of both Tel Aviv and Washington. Estimates show that Iran is preparing for a response to Israel's recent attack, which will be drastically different from the two previous operations against Israel; in a way that changes the calculations of Tel Aviv and Washington

The Biden administration warned Iran in recent days against launching another attack on Israel and stressed it won't be able to restrain the Israelis, according to a U.S. official and a former Israeli official

At least two B52s moving to the Middle East

Khamenei threatens Israel and US with ‘a crushing response’ to Israel’s airstrikes

IRGC Spokesman: Israel's Supporters Must Understand Tehran Has Right to Respond to Recent Attack on Iran

US @SecDef Lloyd Austin "continues to make clear that should Iran, its partners, or its proxies use this moment to target American personnel or interests in the region, the United States will take every measure necessary to defend our people" per @PentagonPresSec

The deployment of more US forces to the MiddleEast is "In keeping with our commitments to the protection of US citizens and forces in the Middle East, the defense of Israel, and de-escalation through deterrence and diplomacy" per @PentagonPresSec

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is sending additional bomber aircraft and Navy warships to the Middle East to bolster the US presence in the region as an aircraft carrier and its warships are preparing to leave, AP reported Friday citing US officials, amid reports that Tehran is preparing for a retaliatory attack on Israel. Austin ordered several B-52 Stratofortress bomber aircraft, tanker aircraft and Navy destroyers to deploy to the Middle East, four US and defense officials said.

Channel 13 Israel: The expected Iranian response will be against Israeli military targets

Adviser to Iran's Leader says that "if Iran faces an existential threat", it will change its nuclear doctrine. He added, "We now have the necessary ability to produce nuclear weapons, and the only obstacle is the fatwa of the Leader, which has banned the production of nukes"

"Khamenei said the scope of Israel's attack as well as the number of casualties — at least four soldiers from the military were killed — were too large to ignore, and that not responding would mean admitting defeat."

Iranian Foreign Ministry summons German Chargé d'Affaires in Tehran "to protest Germany's decision to deny" Iranians consular services

Israeli sources to Axios: Iran preparing to attack Israel from Iraqi territory in the coming days

Israel is able to reach anywhere in Iran should the need arise, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday. Netanyahu, in a speech to new military officers, said that Israel has unprecedented freedom of action following its recent airstrikes against Iran

German Foreign Ministry: We are working with the European Union to impose additional sanctions on Iran

Germany ordered the closure of all three Iranian consulates in the country on Thursday in response to the execution of Iranian German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd

Saudi Foreign Minister: I stressed to my Iranian counterpart the need to avoid any escalation in the region

Saudi Foreign Minister: We hope Iran will work towards defusing crises in the region

Israeli security services said a couple was arrested in suspicion of spying for Iran, the latest case of Tehran attempts to recruit Israeli citizens

According to CNN, a "senior source" claims that Iran will respond to Israel in a "comprehensive and painful" way even before the US presidential elections

A missile attack targets the American base in the Al-Omar oil field in the countryside of Deir Ezzor, eastern Syria

Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization: Any attack on our nuclear facilities will be met with a devastating response

Iranian Defense Minister claims Tehran is capable of carrying out "dozens of operations" against Israel, adds that "our air defenses are strong"

Iranian Defense Minister: Israeli attack did not cause any disruption in missile production process

Clashes in Nimroz province after Iranian security forces reportedly opened fire on smugglers within Afghanistan who were attempting to cross into Iran